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  <name><![CDATA[Stephen Chbosky]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Stephen Chbosky (born January 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for the coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999). He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and is co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006.
He is the brother of actress and singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/25043.Stacy_Chbosky&quot;&gt;Stacy Chbosky&lt;/a&gt;.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Pittsburgh, PA</hometown>  <born_at>01/25/1970</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pieces: A Collection of New Voices]]></title>
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